Stoffregen Motorsports
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This is going to be a key element. It helps Arduino talk to devices, specifically Android.
http://www.amarino-toolkit.net/
http://www.amarino-toolkit.net/
1st Gen Hilux 3RZ build thread - Stoffregen Motorsports
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Stoffregen Motorsports
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I thought about adding the remote winch controller to the tablet list, but that seems to risky...
Stone_Blue
Adventurer
Cant use both, the tablet, and keep the physical remote hooked up, too?....
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
I don't know if I would want to trust the tablet to control something that could kill you if it went wrong. Large manufacturers may be able to do it, but they would have a team of engineers and programmers working for hundreds of hours to make that work. If I screwed up or the tablet malfunctioned, I would hate to have someone get hurt.
After a few times dealing with a tablet freezing or having to restart or generally glitching out, you will miss having something simple. I'm sure its all neat when working, but the older I get, the less patient I am becoming with fiddling wiyh stuff to make stuff work.
Just my opinion, I am probably the minority. I would put in some "oldfashion" gauges and switches and leave the tablet for nothing more than nav. I think you will appreciate it after the bling novelty of the electric gizmo wears off.
Just my opinion, I am probably the minority. I would put in some "oldfashion" gauges and switches and leave the tablet for nothing more than nav. I think you will appreciate it after the bling novelty of the electric gizmo wears off.
A guy I know owns a car audio shop in California (Soundman Car Audio); he posted this link on his FB today http://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-drive-cx-brings-a-digital-cockpit-computer-to-your-car-04361999/
Probably too much tech for your application but it's ************. Soundman also has super slick ipad/nexus kits for dashboards.
Probably too much tech for your application but it's ************. Soundman also has super slick ipad/nexus kits for dashboards.
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
I really think it would be a cool feature.
On a side note, check out March 2015 Four Wheeler Magazine for a feature on a 4Runner I built last spring.
On a side note, check out March 2015 Four Wheeler Magazine for a feature on a 4Runner I built last spring.
2025 deleted member
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Nice 4-runner. They spent some bucks on that.
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
That's 5 features now and about 10 smaller articles. Yes, that's the AllPro 4Runner we talked about. It is sitting nicely, thanks, but it took a lot of work to get it there. I told you earlier that their idea of ideal ride height was a few inches taller.
Thanks. I put a lot of effort into the small details that I can't possibly charge for, so when it's my own rig, I may as well do it and feel good, because I'm not getting paid anyway! It's funny, 1st gens have never been my thing, but it sure has grown on me since I started the build.
Thank you. He did spend some coin, but I think it was well worth it. The final product is something the owner can drive for years without hassle. He has already put many trail miles on it, as he's got his own permanent spot on the Rubicon. You run a shop in CO right? I think I saw a black 4Runner you built a couple years ago. That one is sweet. I like how you did the lower frame links for the front axle.
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
Still making progress guys. It's just slow going now that I am swamped with other customer jobs.
I'll try to post pics before I head down to the desert for this year's KOH.
I'll try to post pics before I head down to the desert for this year's KOH.
ADVW/Liam
Adventurer
Read all the posts, drolled over all the pictures, and I tell ya, I gotta stop looking at this darn site. You guys are killin me, building all these cool toys, and doing a fine job at it. After looking at your work, and others on here, I have realized that I need to revisit some of the mods that I have done to my truck, and clean it up. Makes me ashamed of the wiring I have done for my lights, and "slopy" jobs on a few repairs I have made. Fantastic job Stoffregen Motorsports, if I lived anywhere remotely near your shop, I'd bring my truck there for some work.
Rick
Rick
Stoffregen Motorsports
Explorer
I appreciate that guys.
Don't worry, I have a hard time being critical of home built rigs, especially when the owner uses it for it's intended purpose. Some of my favorite customers have trucks that I would not be proud to call my own, but they use the crap out of their home-builts and that, ultimately, is what this hobby is all about.
Don't worry, I have a hard time being critical of home built rigs, especially when the owner uses it for it's intended purpose. Some of my favorite customers have trucks that I would not be proud to call my own, but they use the crap out of their home-builts and that, ultimately, is what this hobby is all about.